TWO FEASIBILITY STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN EVIDENCE OF THE VALUE OF INSTRUCTING CHILDREN WITH THE TALKING BOOK SYSTEM. SUBJECTS WERE TWO GROUPS OF CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM 5-0 TO 6-1 YEARS. THE CHILDREN MANIPULATED THE EQUIPMENT AND DIRECTED THE MAGNETIC READER IN ORDER TO LEARN TO READ SIX SIGHT WORDS AND THE TWO-WORD SENTENCES CONTAINING THESE WORDS. PRETESTS AND POST-TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED TO MEASURE LEARNING DURING A FIVE- SESSION TRAINING PERIOD. RESULTS INDICATED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS EFFECTIVE FOR CAPABLE PUPILS, BUT WAS UNSATISFACTORY FOR SLOWER CHILDREN. THE NEED FOR REVISION OF THE SIMPLE PAIRED-ASSOCIATE SEQUENCE AND A DIFFERENT SELECTION OF WORDS WAS EVIDENT. EXAMPLES OF THE TESTS AND LESSONS USED ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIXES. REFERENCES ARE LISTED. (MC)